i just sometimes think to myself that what ever it was, would have to b the one 4 me to follow, im not really to sure what to do
2006-09-06 18:55:00 · 13 answers · asked by louise 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Stonehendge...definately NOT!
2006-09-06 18:59:57 · answer #1 · answered by Helzabet 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think they met in each other's homes, much like the "upper room" where the last supper was held. I think you can still visit its location in the holyland. There is also a church built over the stable in Bethlehem where Jesus was born, and a monastery at the site of where he fed the many people with 5 loaves and 2 fishes. What a guy!
They continued going to the synagogue until they were either stoned (as St. Stephen was) or banned from going, or imprisioned (as St. Paul was). Then, about 70 yrs after Christ's death, the temple was destroyed, and the religion of the Israelites changed from the Pharsees' sort of way to the Rabbinic sort of way. He did bring forth a great deal of change. What a guy!
2006-09-07 02:08:45 · answer #2 · answered by Shinigami 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You don't have to follow anything...
religion, and churches are non profit organizations...
Did you know you can start your own church???
Or religion...
well, it's true...
if you want to go to church, go to a christian fellowship church, that has a band, people clapping, rejoicing, and afterwards go for coffees, etc...
I wouldn't base your choice on the oldest church, go with what you feel comfortable with...
But, also remember... religion is man made, and so are churches...
I am serious, you can start your own religion, and church...
So if you can do this, why would you believe in one religion over another based on how old the church is????
Go to a few places of worship, and decide for yourself that way...
If it makes you feel good to attend...
I have to get back myself...
I have always felt better about life when I attended church...
but the evengelist style, with a band, and people happy to see you when you come in the door, and where you go for coffee later, etc... that's where I'll be going again...
TAKE CARE...
2006-09-07 02:05:32 · answer #3 · answered by Q&A 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the first church - he house of God ,off course was before Christianity appeared.
These were churches of Jews who worshipped the One God, who followed the teaching of prophet Moses..
Christian Church came later and previous teachings of Moses started to be called Old Testimony. The Basic teaching of Christians is famous as New Testimony.
2006-09-07 05:10:04 · answer #4 · answered by Suomi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Organized religion began in several locations, but most of the faiths today are about 2,000 years (give or take) old. However nature worship was the first as people feared forests, mountains, the sea and so on, and paid tribute to them by sacrifices. I am Buddhist and our faith began with Siddartha Gautama of India and he was a contemporary of Jesus Christ.
2006-09-07 02:02:28 · answer #5 · answered by Frank 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Louise, go to the Bible and read the book of Acts Chapter 2. There you will find the first Christian church which grew to 3,000 in one day, check it out!!!!
2006-09-07 02:06:36 · answer #6 · answered by zeepogee 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The Seal of The Messianic Church
EVIDENCE THAT THE EARLIEST CHURCH IN EXISTANCE WAS JEWISH
One of the strongest evidences for this is the presence of many artifacts, clay pots, and lamps, which are engraved with what has come to be called the SEAL OF THE MESSIANIC CHURCH.
The seal has been copyrighted as " Seven Branched Candelabra/Star of David/Fish"
A book entitled "The Messianic Seal of the Jerusalem Church" by Reuven Efraim Schmalz and Raymond Robert Fischer has been published (Olim Publications, P.O. Box 2111,Tiberias, Israel.
Top of Seal see the Seven Branch Candelabra that stood before God in the Temple.
Below that, see the Star of David, which is from the 7th century BC. It is composed of two interlaced, equilateral triangles or DALTHA (D for David). "A star shall come forth from Jacob, and a scepter shall rise from Israel" Numbers 24:17.
Below the star is a fish which is an early Christian symbol in Israel. It was transported to Rome, and by 150 AD. Clement of Alexandria suggested to all his readers that they include the sign of a fish in their personal seals to identify them as Christians. Later the Greek spelling for the word fish ICHTHUS was incorporated. The first five letters of the words that spell "Jesus, Christ, God, Son, and Saviour."
In the Messianic Seal, the cross appears as the Hebrew letter TAW.
The artifacts were discovered in 1990 by Tech Oteeoos, a 90 year old Greek Orthodox monk, in the vicinity of the, what is believed to be, the original Church founded and pastored by James the Just, the half-brother of Jesus. When the actual grotto was excavated by Oteeoos, numerous inscriptions were found on the walls. The period of its use on Mount Zion could only have been from the crucifixion in 30 AD to 135AD.
For more informations ~~ http://www.thegalileeexperience.com
2006-09-07 01:57:16 · answer #7 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 2⤊ 3⤋
The earliest religions were folk religions. It's what we now refer to as Paganism. People all over the world had their own brand of a belief system that involved lots of ritual, superstition, and basic moral tenets.
2006-09-07 02:03:18 · answer #8 · answered by CAFEhonor 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definitely not Christian. You may recall that Judaism preceded Christianity. Jesus was a Jew also.
Zoroastrianism is arguably the oldest.
2006-09-07 01:59:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Are you talking a physical church, or a religion?
And by "church" are you referring only to Western religions? Vedic temples are pretty darn old...
2006-09-07 01:58:34 · answer #10 · answered by angk 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The upper room and Pentecost day (50th) book of Acts
2006-09-07 02:03:33 · answer #11 · answered by jas3tm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋